Bug Description

I would like it to be possible to be selective about which screensavers gets to be in the random list. I have a few favourites but currently it is all or nothing.

A simplistic way to implement this would be to simply allow CTRL-selecting in the screensavers list, see attached screenshot for mock-up. It's not totally discoverable but OTOH it was the first thing I tried... and it could be mentioned in the help for those who look for it. Those who don't look for it will never notice.

A further step would be to have a separate GUI for this, but I'm note sure if it's needed. An even better way to do it would be to introduce checkboxes, that way individual screensavers could be previewed while retaining the list.

I've been subscribed to this bug for some time now, but I should note why I'm interested. First, I have been on systems that don't have decent OpenGL support, so many of the 3D screensavers are slow on systems that completely lack 3D, and may cause the system to crash or make the console unusable on those with old/buggy 3D support. Second, many of the screensavers are simply ugly (at least by modern standards, but has anyone ever liked NoseGuy, for instance? -- no offense to anyone who actually likes NoseGuy ;-)

However, for those looking at a workaround, I should note this recent comment from "Tom" on the watched gnome-bug #316462:

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you can also edit the gconf-entry for gnome-screensaver:
1) set screensaver to random and not on a piece of paper which ones you want
2) open gconf editor and find apps/gnome-screensaver
3) edit the themes key by removing the unwanted themes